Richard Price
Novelist

Richard Price Net Worth

He has also written for television shows such as The Wire and The Night Of. Richard Price is an American novelist and screenwriter with a net worth of $5 million. Born in 1949, he is best known for his gritty, urban novels such as Lush Life (2008), The Wanderers (1974), and Clockers (1992). He has also written for television shows such as The Wire and The Night Of, and his screenplays include Life Lessons (1989), Mad Dog and Glory (1992), and the Oscar-nominated The Color of Money (1986).
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day October 12, 1949
Birth Place New York
Age 74 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $5 million (2024)

About

An American fiction writer and screenwriter known for his gritty, urban work, he is most famous for novels such as Lush Life (2008), The Wanderers (1974), and Clockers (1992). His screenplays include Life Lessons (1989), Mad Dog and Glory (1992), and the Oscar-nominated The Color of Money (1986).

Before Fame

He graduated from Cornell University and went on to receive his MFA in creative writing from Columbia. He later taught writing classes at Yale and New York University.

Trivia

His novel, Clockers, was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award.

Family Life

He grew up in a housing project in the Bronx. Later, he married Lorraine Adams.

Associated With

He did uncredited writing work on the Denzel Washington film, American Gangster.

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